What is wrong with this

[PATTON, BILLY \(SBCSI\)]

hpux gmake 3.80

my results
__BEGIN__
gmake build_ldb_infsync_frm
sh: Syntax error at line 1 : `then' is not matched.
gmake: *** [build_ldb_infsync_frm] Error 2
__END__

my definitions
__BEGIN__
define mkdir_bb
  ${EXEC_LOG} ${MKDIR} ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/shr -proj $(1) -bb $(2) ;\
  ${EXEC_LOG} ${MKDIR} ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/pub -proj $(1) -bb $(2) ;\
  ${EXEC_LOG} ${MKDIR} ${PRD_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/bin -proj $(1) -bb $(2) ;\
  ${EXEC_LOG} ${MKDIR} ${PRD_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/lib -proj $(1) -bb $(2)
endef

# mkdir SOURCE_TREE/<proj>/<bb>/<topic>/src
# mkdir SOURCE_TREE/<proj>/<bb>/<topic>/inc
define mkdir_topic
  ${EXEC_LOG} ${MKDIR} ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/$(3)/src -proj $(1) -bb
$(2) -topic $(3) ;\
  ${EXEC_LOG} ${MKDIR} ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/$(3)/inc  -proj $(1) -bb
$(2) -topic $(3) ;\
  $(call mkdir_bb,$(1),$(2),$(3))
endef

# cp ${MAKEINC_DIR}/make.include.<proj> ${SRC_TREE}/<proj>/make.include
define copy_mi_proj
  if ! test -f ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/make.include ; then
    ${EXEC_LOG} $(CP) ${MAKEINC_DIR}/make.include.$(1)
${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/make.include -proj $(1) ;
  fi
endef

# cp ${MAKEINC_DIR}/make.include.<proj>.<bb>
${SRC_TREE}/<proj>/<bb>/make.include
define copy_mi_bb
  if ! test -f ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/make.include ; then
    ${EXEC_LOG} $(CP) ${MAKEINC_DIR}/make.include.$(1).$(2)
${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/make.include -proj $(1) -bb $(2) ;
  fi
  if ! test -f ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/make.include ; then
    $(call copy_mi_proj,$(1));
  fi
endef

# cp ${MAKEINC_DIR}/make.include.<proj>.<bb>.<topic>
${SRC_TREE}/<proj>/<bb>/<topic>/make.include
define copy_mi_topic
  if ! test -f ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/$(3)/make.include ;   then
    ${EXEC_LOG} $(CP) ${MAKEINC_DIR}/make.include.$(1).$(2).$(3)
${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/$(3)/make.include -proj $(1) -bb $(2) \
-topic $(3);
  fi
  if ! test -f ${SRC_TREE}/$(1)/$(2)/make.include ; then
    $(call copy_mi_bb,$(1),$(2));
  fi
endef
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my Makefile
__BEGIN__

build_ldb_infsync_frm :
        @$(call mkdir_topic,ldb,infsync,frm)
        @$(call copy_mi_topic,ldb,infsync,frm)

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What comes out of gmake -n ( I did the indention )
__BEGIN__
exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/mkdir -p
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/frm/src -proj ldb -bb infsync -topic frm \
; exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/mkdir -p
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/frm/inc  -proj ldb -bb infsync -topic f\
rm ;   exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/mkdir -p
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/shr -proj ldb -bb infsync ; exec_l\
og -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/mkdir -p
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/pub -proj ldb -bb infsync ; exec_log -log
v0506\
/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/mkdir -p  v0506/PRODUCT_TREE/ldb/infsync/bin
-proj ldb -bb infsync ; exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140\
016 /usr/bin/mkdir -p  v0506/PRODUCT_TREE/ldb/infsync/lib -proj ldb -bb
infsync
if ! test -f v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/frm/make.include ;   then
  exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/cp
/home/bp1497/files_d_make/make.include.ldb.infsync.frm
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb\
/infsync/frm/make.include -proj ldb -bb infsync -topic frm;
fi
if ! test -f v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/make.include ; then
  if ! test -f v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/infsync/make.include ; then
    exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/cp
/home/bp1497/files_d_make/make.include.ldb.infsync
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/i\
nfsync/make.include -proj ldb -bb infsync ;
  fi
  if ! test -f v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/make.include ; then
    if ! test -f v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/make.include ; then
      exec_log -log v0506/log.2015140016 /usr/bin/cp
/home/bp1497/files_d_make/make.include.ldb
v0506/SOURCE_TREE/ldb/make.in\
clude -proj ldb ;
    fi;
  fi;
fi
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